WorldFactbook.io
Updates on WorldFactbook.io data pipelines, methodology, and the free country intelligence API.
On February 4, 2026, the CIA quietly shut down the World Factbook. No warning, no archive. Here's what happened and where to go now.
How we source, verify and update country data at worldfactbook.io — and why our pipeline is more reliable than a single government publication.
A straight comparison between the original CIA World Factbook and worldfactbook.io. What we kept, what we improved, and where we still have work to do.
A concise overview of how WorldFactbook.io aggregates World Bank, IMF, UN, and Freedom House metrics into country rows.
Structured country intelligence, weekly data refreshes, and a free API — what we are building after the CIA World Factbook archive.